Four new green hotels that take only reservations, leave only memories
From a Mexican design retreat that runs entirely on solar power to an ambitious culinary destination hidden deep in the almost untouched forests of Montana, here are four of the best (and best-looking) new eco-hotels. Hotel Terrestre Puerto Escondido, Mexico Opened: February 2022 Nestled in …
This Brooklyn brownstone produces more energy than it consumes
A century in the past, a century in the future: that’s the purview Ruth Mandl and Bobby Johnston, married architects who run CO Adaptive Architecture, had when renovating their three-story townhouse in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn. “We wanted to celebrate and respect the building’s …
How passive house design can take action against climate change
Twenty years ago, architect Katrin Klingenberg broke ground on the first passive house in the country. By 2009, there were about 10 passive house projects in the US; 250 in 2016. The Passive House Institute US (Phius)—the training and certification non-profit Klingenberg founded in 2002 …
Is an electric car right for you?
Maybe it’s the record-high gas prices that made you do a triple-take last time you filled up at the pump. Maybe the effects of climate change are feeling a little too close to home. Or maybe it’s because Jim next door got one, and it’s …
